2. Dark chocolate is good for your brain.

Your brain is everything, treat it well. How does one do this, you ask? Eat some dark chocolate, my friends.

As neuropsychologist Diane Roberts Stoler notes, dark chocolate helps reduce inflammation after head injuries, and it's good for your memory because it contains the phytochemical flavanol. It also helps with your mood and depression.

Yes, yes, we all know that milk chocolate is sweeter and more delicious. But dark chocolate is delicious AND nutritious.

Jeanne Louise Calment lived to be 122 years old. Calment holds the record for the longest human life span in history, and she ate two pounds of chocolate every single week until she was 119 years old.

If that doesn't signal to you that chocolate will essentially make you superhuman, then you're obviously in denial, and you might need a hug. Seriously, let's hug it out. Chocolate and hugs make the world go 'round.

Lastly, it's important to remember that while chocolate has many health benefits, you shouldn't overindulge. Too much of anything can be unhealthy.

And stick to dark chocolate if you can, but don't be too hard on yourself if you occasionally cheat on it with milk or white chocolate.